1 Day Entebbe City Tour (Birding Safari)
Have you ever dreamed of touring Entebbe Town to see its hidden beauty beyond being a gateway into Uganda? This 1 Day Entebbe City Tour covers the highlights of this beautiful Town along the shores of Lake Victoria with a combination of visits to Mabamba Bay wetland and Entebbe Botanical gardens to see lots of birds and primate species.
Start off at your Hotel and take a road transfer, then boat ride to Mabamba Wetland for the iconic shoebill storks and finish-off at the Botanical gardens.
This Town is not just a gateway into Uganda but a wonderful tourist destination with stunning attractions that include Uganda Wildlife Education Center, Uganda Reptile Village, Mabamba Bay wetland, Ngamba island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Entebbe Botanical Gardens and so much more.
Highlights of the 1 Day Entebbe City Tour
- Watch numerous wetland birds at Mabamba Bay Wetland.
- Allow the private guide to show you around Entebbe Botanical Gardens.
- Take a Boat and canoe ride.
Detailed itinerary for the 1 Day Entebbe City Tour
After a hearty breakfast at your Hotel in Kampala or Entebbe, it is time to meet with your private safari driver to embark on the fun day of discovering the beauty of the beautiful Town of Entebbe.
The guide will take you to the pier where you embark on the speedboat for the one-hour ride to Mabamba Bay wetland. When you get there, you will board the canoe for the ride through the Papyrus swamp while encountering different bird species.
The highlight of this ride is meeting the iconic shoebill storks alongside the Papyrus gonolek, Goliath heron, Cattle and black egrets, African and lesser jacana, Orange weavers, Black crakes, giant kingfisher, African skimmer, white-winged terns, and so much more. From here, you will continue to the Hotel for lunch and short rest.
In the afternoon, you will take a guided tour through Entebbe Botanical Gardens, the huge area of natural vegetation, established in 1898.
The leisurely walk will introduce you to the dene rainforest where some of the original Tarzan films were shot and to make it more exciting, different primate and bird species can be spotted.
Over 100 bird species call this area home and they include the African open-billed storks, Black weavers, Slender-billed weavers, Marabou storks, Northern brown-throated weavers, Hammerkops and so much more. The day concludes with a drive back to your Hotel.
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Entebbe Tour Inclusions;
- Entry fees to the different sites.
- A private safari driver.
- A comfortable 4X4 safari vehicle for transfers.
- Bottled water.
- Relevant Government taxes.
Exclusions;
- Accommodation in Kampala or Entebbe.
- Visa fees.
- Laundry fees.
- Telephone expenses.